Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) in Europe

Europe: Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) was 338,576 kt in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
338,576 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
4th
of 32 regions
All-time high
338,576 kt
in 2022
All-time low
332,016 kt
in 1997
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) in Europe, 1990–2023

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1990200620231990: 332.3k kt1991: 332.3k kt1992: 332.3k kt1993: 332.2k kt1994: 332.1k kt1995: 332.9k kt1996: 332.4k kt1997: 332.0k kt1998: 332.7k kt1999: 334.5k kt2000: 335.7k kt2001: 335.6k kt2002: 335.1k kt2003: 334.5k kt2004: 334.2k kt2005: 334.4k kt2006: 334.2k kt2007: 334.1k kt2008: 333.8k kt2009: 333.7k kt2010: 334.5k kt2011: 335.5k kt2012: 336.1k kt2013: 336.1k kt2014: 335.9k kt2015: 335.9k kt2016: 335.6k kt2017: 335.7k kt2018: 337.4k kt2019: 337.9k kt2020: 338.4k kt2021: 338.3k kt2022: 338.6k kt2023: 338.6k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2023, drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in Europe stood at 338,576 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in Europe peaked at 338,576 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 332,016 kt, in 1997.

That places Europe 4th out of 32 regions with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) in Europe, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Europe, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 332,328 kt
1991 332,328 kt +0.0%
1992 332,322 kt -0.0%
1993 332,234 kt -0.0%
1994 332,119 kt -0.0%
1995 332,878 kt +0.2%
1996 332,371 kt -0.2%
1997 332,016 kt -0.1%
1998 332,688 kt +0.2%
1999 334,473 kt +0.5%
2000 335,717 kt +0.4%
2001 335,575 kt -0.0%
2002 335,104 kt -0.1%
2003 334,474 kt -0.2%
2004 334,202 kt -0.1%
2005 334,382 kt +0.1%
2006 334,246 kt -0.0%
2007 334,146 kt -0.0%
2008 333,818 kt -0.1%
2009 333,735 kt -0.0%
2010 334,542 kt +0.2%
2011 335,489 kt +0.3%
2012 336,071 kt +0.2%
2013 336,102 kt +0.0%
2014 335,893 kt -0.1%
2015 335,939 kt +0.0%
2016 335,581 kt -0.1%
2017 335,720 kt +0.0%
2018 337,433 kt +0.5%
2019 337,883 kt +0.1%
2020 338,382 kt +0.1%
2021 338,321 kt -0.0%
2022 338,576 kt +0.1%
2023 338,576 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 332,576 kt 332,016 kt 334,473 kt 10
2000s 334,540 kt 333,735 kt 335,717 kt 10
2010s 336,065 kt 334,542 kt 337,883 kt 10
2020s 338,464 kt 338,321 kt 338,576 kt 4

Countries ranked near Europe

  1. 1 OECD 302,090 kt compare
  2. 2 Indonesia 251,462 kt compare
  3. 3 Russian Federation 63,084 kt compare
  4. 4 Belarus 50,098 kt compare
  5. 5 Canada 45,523 kt compare
  6. 6 Poland 33,590 kt compare
  7. 7 Malaysia 32,832 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in Europe?
Drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in Europe was 338,576 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Europe?
The highest recorded value was 338,576 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 332,016 kt in 1997.
How does Europe rank for drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq)?
Europe ranks 4th out of 32 regions with data for 2023.
Is drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Europe data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf